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Q. International: Acronyms & their Meanings

Ans.
Abbreviation International Organization

UN United Nation
ECOSOC Economic and Social Council
UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNCTAD

UNDP United Nations Development Programme

UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
WFP World Food Programme
United Nations International Drug Control Programme
UNIDCP

NGO Non-Governmental Organisations

ICJ International Court of Justice
CTBT Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

UNICEF Uojencittse.ndg Nations Children’s Education08F15u7n1d65

UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
UNCHS UN Commission on Human Settlements
UNCDF UN Capital Development Fund
UNV United Nations Volunteers
UNIFEM UN Development Fund for Women
INCB International Narcotics Control Board
ICPC International Centre for the Prevention of Crime
UNU United Nations University
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
UNRISD

UNIDIR United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research

UNITAR United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
FAO

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (The

IBRD World Bank)

IDA International Development Association

IFC International Finance Corporation
MIGA Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
ICSID

ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation

IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development
IMO International Maritime Organisation
IMF International Monetary Fund
ITU International Telecommunication Union
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
UNESCO Organisation

IBE
Imternational Bureau of Education
UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
UPU Universal Postal Union
WHO World Health Organisation
PAHO Pan American Health Organisation
WIPO World Intellectual Property Organisation
WMO World Meteorological Organisation
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
ISA International Seabed Authority
WTO World Trade Organisation
ICC International Criminal Court
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
NAC North Atlantic Council
BIS Bank for International Settlements
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OECD
EU European Union
EC European Commission
EIB European Investment Bank
ESCB European System of Central Banks
CoE Council of Europe
WEU Western European Union
EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EFTA European Free Trade Association
ESA European Space Agency
CEI Central European Initiative
NDF Nordic Development Fund
NIB Nordic Investment Bank

EBU Eojeucrtos.pngean Broadcasting Union

BSECG Black Sea Economic Co-operation Group
CIS Commonwealth of Independent States
OAS Organisation of American States
SIECA Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration
CACM Central American Common Market
BCIE Central American Bank for Economic Integration
LAIA Latin American Integration Association
SELA Latin American Economic System
ACS Association of Caribbean States.
CARICOM Caribbean Community
CDB Caribbean Development Bank
OECS Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
ECCB Eastern Caribbean Central Bank.
OPANAL Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin
America and the Caribbean
ADB Asian Development Bank
ECO Economic Co-operation Organization CP: Colombo Plan
APEC Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation
SPC Secretariat of the Pacific Community
PIF Pacific Islands Forum
ASEAN Association of South-East Asian Nations
MEKONG GROUP Asian Mekong Basin Development Co-operation
SAARC South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation.
TLAS The League of Arab States
AFEST Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development Ent
oje c t s.n g
AMF A r a b M onetary Fund
GCC Gulf Co-operation Council
OPEC Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
OFID OPEC Fund for International Development
OAPEC Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
 oje c t s. n g
AT A n t a r c tic Treaty
AMU Arab Maghreb Union.
IPU Inter-Parliamentary Union
AOAD Arab Organization for Agricultural Development
OIC Organization of the Islamic Conference
AU African Union
IDB Islamic Development Bank
AfDB African Development Bank
WCO World Customs Organization
BCEAO Central Bank of West African States
INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organization.
BEAC Bank of Central African States
IMSO International Mobile Satellite Organization
BOAD West AfricanTelecommunications
International Development Bank Satellite Organization
ITSO
EADB East African Development Bank
WTO
AFREXIM BANK World Trade Organization
African Export-Import Bank
IATA International Air Transport Association
IRF International Road Federation
ECCAS Economic Community of Central African States
ICFTU International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States
WFTU World Federation of Trade Unions
UEMOA West African Monetary and Economic Union
ETUC European Trade Union Confederation
SADC Southern African Development Community
WCL World Confederation of Labour
LCBC Lake Chad Basin Commission
IOOTF International Organization of the Francophonie
EAC East African Community
ISO International Organization for Standardization
IGAD Inter-Governmental Authority on Development
WWF World Wide Fund for Nature
WCC World Council of Churches
IOC International Olympic Committee
UNPO Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization
UICC Union for International Cancer Control
ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross
INA Intermediate Nuclear Forces
MSF Medicines Sans Frontiers
PLO Palestinian Liberation Organization
AI Amnesty International
PNE Peaceful Nuclear Exploration
OPCW Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical
GATT General
W e aponsAgreement on Tariffs and Trade
560 3
TPRM Trade Policy Review Mechanism
MFN Most Favoured Nation
TBT Technical Barriers to Trade

TRIPS Tojreactds.engRelated Intellectual Property R08i1g5h7t1s

CATEGORY: acronyms
Q. Nigeria: Acronyms & Their Meanings
Ans.
FRSC: Federal Road Safety Commission
EFCC: Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
PDP: Peoples Democratic Party
NAF: Nigeria Air Force
NN: Nigeria Navy
AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
NPA: Nigerian Ports Authority
ASUU: Academic Staff Union of Universities
ASUP: Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics
AIT: Africa Independent Television
NAN: News Agency of Nigeria
NAFDAC: National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control
PENGASSAN: Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria
NLC: NIgeria Labour Congress
NECON: National Election Commission of Nigeria
NUJ: Nigeria Union of Journalists
IMF: International Monetary Fund
ICPC: Independent Corrupt Practices Commission and Other Related Offenses
OPEC: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPC: Odua Peoples Congress
ECOWAS: Economic Community of West African States
NANS: National Association of Nigeria Student BCOS: Broadcasting
Corporation of Oyo State NASU: Non Academic Staff Union
NDA: Nigeria Defense Academy
ECOMOG: Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group
SAN: Senior Advocate of Nigeria
GSM: Global System of Mobile Commission
FIFA: Federation of International Football Association
CAN: Christian Association of Nigeria
NPA: Nigeria Police Force
OPEC: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation
UNESCO: United Nation Education Scientific and Cultural
ILO: International Labour Organization
ITF: Industrial Training Fund
IMF: International Monetary Fund
NUPENG: National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas
NBA: Nigeria Bar Association
NUT: Nigeria Union of Teachers
WAEC: West Africa Examination Council
NYSC: National Youth Service Corps
AAWUN: Agricultural and Allied Workers Union of Nigeria
SSS: State Security Service
AIG: Assistant Inspector General
WHO: World Health Organisation
NITEL: Nigerian Telecommunications Limited
AAAN: Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria
AEDC: Abuja Electricity Distribution Company
ICJ: International Court of Justice
AFRC: Armed Forces Ruling Council
UCH: University College Hospital
LUTH: Lagos State Teaching Hospital
GCE: General Certificate of Education
UNICEF: United Nations International Children Educational Fund
NICON: National Insurance Corporation of Nigeria
NIPOST: Nigeria Postal Services and Telecommunication
NURTW: National Union of Road and Transport Workers
NGO: Non-Governmental Organization
SWAN: Sports Writers association of Nigeria
NEPAD: New Partnership for Africa’s Development
AU: African Union

Q. Nigeria's current president

Ans. Muhammadu Buhari

Q. Current vice president

Ans. Prof. Yemi Osinbajo

Full List of Current Ministers in Nigeria

Portfolio Incumbent Term

President
Commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces Muhammadu Buhari 2015–
Minister of Petroleum
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo 2015–
Minister of Justice
Abubakar Malami 2015–
Attorney General
Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama 2015–
Portfolio Incumbent Term
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Zainab_Ahmed 2018–
Bashir Salihi
Minister of Defence 2019–
Magashi
Minister of Education Adamu Adamu 2015–
 Richard Adeniyi
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment 2019–
Adebayo
Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige 2015–
Mohammed Musa
Minister of Federal Capital Territory 2015–
Bello
Minister of Science and Technology Ogbonnaya Onu 2015–
Minister of Mines and Steel Development Olamilekan Adegbite 2019–
Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola 2019–
Minister Of State for Budget and National Planning Clement Agba 2019–
Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola 2015–
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Sabo Nanono 2019–
Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi 2015–
Minister of Power Saleh Mamman 2019–
Minister of Health Osagie Ehanire 2019–
Minister of Women Affairs Paulen Tallen 2019–
Minister of Niger Delta Godswill Akpabio 2019–
Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed 2015–
Muhammad Mahmood
Minister of Environment 2019-
Minister of Water Resources Suleiman Adamu 2019–
Minister of Youth and Sports Sunday Dare 2019–
Minister for Aviation Sirika Hadi 2015–
Minister of State for Environment Sharon Ikeazor 2019–
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Zubair Dada 2019–
Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development Ikechukwu Ogah 2019–
Minister of State for Health Adeleke Mamora 2019–
Minister of State for Labour and Employment Festus Keyamo 2019–
Minister of State for Power Goddy Jedy Agba 2019–
Minister of State for Works and Housing Abubakar D. Aliyu 2019–
Chukwuemeka
Minister of State for Education 2015–
Nwajiuba
Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Mustapha Baba
2019–
Development Shehuri
Minister of State for Niger Delta Tayo Alasoadura 2019
Minister of Police Affairs Maigari Dingyadi 2019–
Minister for Communication Ali Isa Pantami 2019–
Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment Maryam Katagum 2019–
Minister of State for Petroleum Timipre Sylva 2019–
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster
Sadiya Umar Faruk 2019–
Management and Social Development
Minister of State for Transportation Gbemisola Saraki 2019–
Minister of Special Duties and International Affairs George Akume 2019–
Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory Ramatu Tijani 2019–
 Mohammed Abdullahi
Minister of State for Science and Technology 2019–

List of Current Governors and Deputy Governors of Nigeria’s 36 States

State Current Governor Deputy Governor Party Elected

Abia Okezie Ikpeazu Ude Oko Chukwu PDP 2019
Adamawa Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri Crowther Seth PDP 2019
Akwa Ibom Udom Gabriel Emmanuel Moses Ekpo PDP 2019
Anambra Willie Obiano Dr. Nkem Okeke APGA 2014
Bauchi Bala Muhammed Baba Tela PDP 2019
Bayelsa Henry Dickson Gboribiogha John Jonah PDP 2012
Benue Samuel Ortom Benson Abounu PDP 2015
Borno BabaGana Umara Umar Usman Kadafur APC 2019
Cross
Benedict Ayade Ivara Esu PDP 2019
River
Delta Ifeanyi Okowa Kingsley Otuaro PDP 2019
Ebonyi Dave Umahi Eric Kelechi Igwe PDP
Edo Godwin Obaseki Philip Shaibu APC 2016
Ekiti Kayode Fayemi Bisi Egbeyemi APC
Enugu Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi Cecilia Ezeilo PDP 2019
Muhammad Inuwa
Gombe Manasseh Daniel Jatau APC 2019
Yahaya
Imo Chukwuemeka Ihedioha Irona Alphonsus PDP 2019
Jigawa Badaru Abubakar Umar Alhaji Namadi APC 2019
State Current Governor Deputy Governor Party Elected
Kaduna Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai Yusuf Barnabas Bala APC 2019
Kano Abdullahi Umar Ganduje Hafiz Abubakar APC 2015
Katsina Aminu Bello Masari Mannir Yakubu APC 2019
Kebbi Abubakar Atiku Bagudu Samaila Yombe Dabai APC 2019
Kogi Yahaya Bello Edward Onoja APC 2016
AbdulRahman
Kwara Kayode Alibi APC 2019
AbdulRasaq
Lagos Babajide Sanwo-Olu Kadri Obafemi Hamzat APC 2019
Emmanuel Agbadu
Nasarawa Abdullahi Sule APC 2019
Akabe
Niger Abubakar Sani Bello Ahmed Muhammad APC
Ketso
 Salako-Oyedele Noimot
Ogun Dapo Abiodun APC 2019
Olurotimi
Oluwarotimi Odunayo
Ondo Agboola Ajayi APC 2017
Akeredolu
Osun Adegboyega Oyetola Gboyega Alabi APC 2018
Oyo Oluwaseyi Makinde Engr. Rauf Aderemi PDP 2019
Olaniyan
Plateau Simon Lalong Sonni Gwanle Tyoden APC 2015
Rivers Ezenwo Nyesom Wike Ipalibo Banigo PDP 2019
Sokoto Aminu Waziri Tambuwal Alhaji Mannir Dan’Iya PDP 2019
Taraba Arch. Darius Ishaku Haruna Manu PDP 2019
Yobe Mai Mala Buni Idi Barade Gubana APC 2019
Zamfara Bello Matawalle Mahdi Aliyu Gusau PDP 2019

CATEGORY: general topics

Q. CBN Governor
Ans. Godwin Emefiele

Q. Who formed the first political party in Nigeria?

Ans. Herbert Macauly

Q. What was the first political party in Nigeria?

Ans. Nigerian National Democratic party (NNDP)

Q. What does the eagle in the Nigerian coat of arm represent?

Ans. Strength

What do the two horses in the Nigeria Coat of Arms represent?

Ans. Dignity

Q. What was the black shield in the Nigerian coat of arm stand for?
Ans. Nigerian’s fertile soil

Q. What does the white colour in Nigerian flag stand for?

Ans. Peace

Q. What does the green colour in Nigerian flag represent?

Ans. Forests and abundant natural wealth of Nigeria

Q. Nigeria is divided into how many geopolitical zones?

Ans. Six (6) geopolitical zones
Q. What was the first capital city in Nigeria?
Ans. Calabar
Q. Capital of Nigeria
Ans. Abuja
Question: Who is the current Nigerian Deputy Senate president?
Ans: Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege

Q. What is the name of Nigerian senior national team in football (men team)?
Ans. Super Eagles

Q. When did Nigerian Golden eaglets win the world under-17 FIFA world cup
Ans. 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013

Q. Who was the first female vice chancellor in Nigerian university?

Ans. Grace Alele Williams

Q. Who gave Nigeria her name?

Ans. Flora Shaw

Q. Who designed the Nigerian flag?

Ans. Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi

Q. Who was the first man to buy a car in Nigeria?

Ans. Bob Jensen

Q. Who was the first woman to buy a car in Nigeria?

Ans. Funmilayo Ransome Kuti

Q. Which was the first TV station in Nigeria?

Western Nigerian Government Broadcasting Corporation
(WNTV) in 1959

Q. When was Nigeria formed?

Ans. 1914

Q. Where was crude oil first discovered in Nigeria?

Ans. Oloibiri Oilfield, located in Oloibiri in Ogbia LGA of Bayelsa State

Q. Who was the first Nigerian to become a Noble Laureate?

Ans. Wole Soyinka

Q. Who is the Nigerian current speaker of house of Assembly?

Ans. Femi Gbajabiamila

Q. What is the premier university in Nigeria?

Ans. University of Ibadan

Q. Who is the minister for education in Nigeria?

Ans. Adamu Adamu
Q. Who is the current chief justice of Nigeria?
Ans. Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad

Q. When did Nigeria have her independent?

Ans. 1st October 1960

Q. When Nigeria did become a republic?

Ans. 1st October 1963

Q. When was the first military coup carried out in Nigeria?

Ans. 1966

Q. How many local Government do we have in Nigeria?

Ans. 774

Q. Who is the first Nigerian president?

Ans. Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe

Q. Who was Nigerian first executive president?

Ans. Alhaji Shehu Aliyu Shagari

Q. Who was the Nigerian first prime minister?

Ans. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

Q. What is the largest continent in the world?

Ans. ASIA with population of 3,641,000,000 while Australia & Oceania is the smallest continent

Q. What are the five Oceans in the world?

Ans. Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Arctic Ocean

Q. What is the full meaning of UNICEF?

Ans. United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund

Q. Who is the current Senate President in Nigeria?

Ans. Sen. Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan

Q. Which country’s flag is called the Union Jack?

Ans. Great Britain

Q. What is centenary?
Ans. 100 years
Q. What is Nigeria?
Ans. Nigeria officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36
states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Nigeria is located in West Africa and shares land borders
with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north.
Q. Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff
Ans. General Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin

Q. Who is Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff?

Ans. Lt-General T.Y. Buratai

Q. Who is Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff?

Ans. Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas

Q. Whohttipss:N//pirgojeecrtisa.n’gs Chief of Air Staff?

Ans. Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar

Question: Who is the current INEC chairman?

Ans: Mahmood Yakubu

Q. Who is the current NAFDAC Director General?

Ans. Olusola Adeyeye

Q. Who is the current Inspector General of police?

Ans. IGP Mohammed Adamu

Q. Current chairman of the African Union

Ans. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

Q. Who is the secretary General of the United Nations

Ans. António Guterres

Q. Mention five rivers in Nigeria that share their names with a state.
Ans. Rivers - Benue, Niger, Osun, Kaduna, Ogun, Sokoto, Cross River, Imo

Q. What does the eagle in the Nigerian coat of arm represent?

Ans. Strength

Q. Mention 5 past senate presidents of Nigeria.

Ans. Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Evan Enwerem, Chuba Okadigbo, Anyim Pius Anyim, Adolphus Wabara, Ken
Nnamani, David Mark

Q. What do the two horses on the Nigerian coat of arm represent?

Ans. Dignity
Q. What was the black shield in the Nigerian coat of arm stand for?
Ans. Nigerian’s fertile soil

Q. What does the white colour in Nigerian flag stand for?

Ans. Peace

Q. What does the green colour in Nigerian flag represent?

Ans. Forests and abundant natural wealth of Nigeria

Q. Who is the current minister of finance?

Ans. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed

Q. Who is the current minister of defence?

Ans. Monsur Dan-Ali

Q. Nigeria is divided into how many geopolitical zones?

Ans. Six (6) geopolitical zones

Q. What was the first capital city in Nigeria?

Ans. Calabar

Q. Who is the current minister of FCT?

Ans. Muhammadu Bello

Q. Who is the current Nigerian Deputy Senate president?

Ans. Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege

Q. When did Nigerian Golden eaglets win the world under-17 FIFA world cup
Ans. 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015

Q. Which country won the 2018 world cup?

Ans. France

Q. Where was crude oil first discovered in Nigeria?

Ans. Oloibiri Oilfield, located in Oloibiri in Ogbia LGA of Bayelsa State Question:. Who was the first
Nigerian to become a Noble Laureate?

Q. Who is the minister for petroleum resources in Nigeria?

Ans. President Muhammudu Buhari

Q. When was the Nigerian Naira introduced?

Ans. 1st January 1973

Q. What are the five largest Oceans in the world?

Southern Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean
Q. What is the full meaning of UNICEF?
Ans. United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund

Q. When were the currency notes introduced?

Ans. 100 naira:1999, 200 naira in 2000, 500 naira in 2001 and
1000 naira on October 12, 2005

Q. How many ministers do we have in Nigeria?

Ans. 38

Q. With which countries does Nigeria share boundaries?

Ans. Nigeria is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west,
Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north

Q. Representative democracy is best characteristic by

Ans. free elections and proper registers of voters

Q. While political partial parties aim at forming a government pressure groups aim at
Ans. influencing governmental decisions

Q. When the electorate vote for representatives who in turn vote on their behalf we say it is
Ans. an indirect election

Q. An election which is conducted to fill a vacant seat in a legislature is called a

Ans. by election

Q. Name one Country that does NOT operate a federal constitution

Ans: France

Q. The major advantage of the secret ballot is that

Ans. it ensures the anonymity of each voter

Q. In a one party state

Ans. the ruling party is the only legal party

Q. A cabinet system of government is practiced in

Ans. Britain and Canada

Q. A proclamation by the head of state ending a session of parliament is called

Ans. a dissolution

Q. The constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria

Ans: Promotes Unity in Diversity
Q. The transfer of authority to local government council is known as
Ans. delegation

Q. The principle of anonymity of civil servants means that they

Ans. are credited or blamed for any thing they do

Q. The six registered political parties in Nigeria in 1982 were

Ans. UPN, GNPP, NAP, PRP, NPP, NPN,

Q. Which of the following is NOT a pressure group in Nigeria

Ans. farmers

Q. The NCNC sent a delegation to London in 1947 to protest against the

Ans. Richards constitution

Q. A popular principle of colonial administration in British west Africa

was
Ans. indirect rule

Q. The first governor-general of colonial Nigeria was

Ans. lord Lugard

Q. The first military government in Nigeria was headed by

Ans. General Agunyi Ironsi

Q. The first general election in Nigeria was hold in

Ans. 1959

Q. The supreme organ of the U.N O is the

Ans. general assembly

Q. Traditional rulers were restricted to ceremonial rules by the local

government reforms of
Ans. 1976

Q. A parliamentary system, who ensures that members are in the house

to vote on major issues
Ans. Whip

Q. A system in which no single person serves as the chief executive is known

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as
Ans. Parliamentary

Q. A social system in which power is derived from control over land is called
Ans: Federalism

Q. “Rule of Law” refers to situation in which

Ans. Laws are supreme

Q. An important principle of the civil service is

Ans. Anonymity

Q. Which of these constitution recognized local government as the third tier

of government
Ans. the 1979 constitution

Q. A condition for judicial independence is the appointment of judges by the

Ans. Judicial service Commission

Q. The Minorities Commission appointed in Nigeria in 1957 recommended

that
Ans. More states should be created in the federation

Q. The second military coup in Nigeria took place on

Ans. July 29, 1966

Q. One of these was in existence before the outbreak of the second world war
Ans. The League of Nations

Q. An important advantage of creating more constitution in a federal state is

to
Ans. Enhance the People participation

Q. Under the Presidential system

Ans. The president may come from any of the parties

Q. Public opinion is important because it

Ans. Lets government know what the people want

Q. Bicameral legislature exists

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Ans. To prevent the concentration of power on legislative house

Q. Africans were first elected to the legislative council in British West

Africa in
Ans. Ghana

Q. One of the functions of the Ministry of external affairs is the

Ans. Promotion of national interests

Q. The leader of the Northern People’s congress was

Ans. Ahmadu Bello

Q. The idea of democracy started with the

Ans. The earliest democracy in the world began with the work of a man named
Cleisthenes, in Athens (Greece), in 510 BC.

Q. In the Marxist theory, those who live by selling their labour are called
Ans. Proletariats

Q. Which of the following is NOT an acceptable means of achieving

democracy?
Ans. Riots 22 The branch of government responsible for
implementing laws is the

Q. In a democracy, sovereignty is vested in

Ans. The community

Q.Universal Adult Suffrage means

Ans. Qualified citizens can vote

Q. A bill that applies to the whole population and is intended to promote

the general welfare is called
Ans. An Appropriation bill

Q. Top offices and office holders

Ans. The First Citizen in Nigeria: This position is held by the President who
is elected and occupies the highest seat in the land. His position as the number
one citizen in Nigeria is outlined in the constitution.
Nigeria's president is: Muhammadu Buhari

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 The Second Citizen in Nigeria: This position is held by the Vice
President who is the number two citizen in Nigeria. Nigeria's vice
president is: Prof. Yemi Osinbajo

The Third Citizen: The Senate president holds this position as the number three
citizen in the hierarchy of leadership structure in Nigeria. He is the head of the
National Assembly and presides over the upper chambers of the legislative arm
of government.
Nigeria' s senate president is: Sen. Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan

2. The Fourth Citizen: The number four citizen in Nigeria is occupied by the
speaker of the house of representatives. He presides over the lower chamber of
the legislative arm of government
3. Nigeria's speaker of the house of representative is: Femi Gbajabiamila
CATEGORY: government structure
Q. 3 arms of Nigerian government
Ans. The three arms of the federal government of Nigeria are the:
- executive
- legislature
- judiciary.
The executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is held
by the real government and the two chambers of the legislature: the House of
Representatives and the Senate. Together, the two chambers make up the law-
making body in Nigeria, called the National Assembly, which serves as a check
on the executive arm of government. The highest judiciary arm of government
in Nigeria is the Supreme Court of Nigeria which was created after
independence.

Q. Senate of Nigeria
Ans. Nigeria has 109 senators. The 36 states are each divided in 3 senatorial
districts each electing one senator; the Federal Capital Territory elects only one
senator.

Q. Nigeria’s National Assembly

Ans. The National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a bicameral

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legislature established under section 4 of the Nigerian Constitution. It consists
of a Senate with 109 members and a 360- member House of Representatives.
Nigeria National Assembly of Nigeria, modeled after the federal Congress of
the United States, has among its functons to guarantee equal representation of
the 36 states of Nigeria irrespective of size in the Senate and proportional
representation of population in the House.
Q. House of Representatives
Ans. The House of Representatives is the lower house of Nigeria's bicameral
National Assembly. The Senate is the upper house.
The current House of Representatives has a total of 360 members who are
elected in single-member constituencies using the simple majority (or first-past-
the-post) system. Just like the governors and most political positions in Nigeria,
House Members serve four- year terms. The Speaker of the Nigerian House of
Representatives is the presiding officer of the house.

Q. Coat of arms of Nigeria

Ans. In the coat of arms of Nigeria,
The black shield with a wavy white pall symbolizes the meeting of the Niger and
Benue Rivers at Lokoja The black shield represents Nigeria's fertile soil,
The two supporting horses or chargers on each side represent dignity,
The eagle represents strength,
The green and white bands on the top of the shield represent the rich soil.
The red flowers at the base are Costus spectabilis, Nigeria's national flower.
This flower was chosen for inclusion in the coat of arms as it is found all over
Nigeria and also stand for the beauty of the nation.
Then around the base is Nigeria's national motto: "Unity and Faith, Peace and
Progress" (formerly "Peace, Unity, Freedom").

Q. Nigeria's national motto

Ans. Nigeria's national motto is "Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress" (formerly
"Peace, Unity, Freedom").

Q. Military ranks of Nigeria

Ans.

Military ranks of Nigeria - Army Ranks

Note: This ranks are in ascending order. That is, from lowest ranks at top to
highest rank at bottom.
11. Second Lieutenant
10. First Lieutenant

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9. Captain
8. Major
7. Lieutenant Colonel
6. Colonel
5. Brigadier General
4. Major General
3. Lieutenant General
2. General
1. Field Marshal
Military ranks of Nigeria - Army Ranks for non-commissioned officers
Note: This ranks are in ascending order. That is, from lowest ranks at top to
highest rank at bottom.
8. Recruit
7. Private
6. Lance-corporal
5. Corporal
4. Sergeant
3. Staff Sergeant
2. Warrant Officer Class II
1. Warrant Officer Class I
Military ranks of Nigeria - Navy Ranks
Note: This ranks are in ascending order. That is, from lowest ranks at top to
highest rank at bottom.
11. Midshipman
10. Sub lieutenant
9. Lieutenant
8. Lieutenant commander
7. Commander
6. Captain
5. Commodore
4. Rear admiral
3. Vice Admiral
2. Admiral
1. Admiral of the Fleet

Military ranks of Nigeria - Air force Ranks

Note: This ranks are in ascending order. That is, from lowest ranks at top to
highest rank at bottom.
11. Pilot Officer

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10. Flying Officer
9. Flight Lieutenant
8. Squadron Leader
7. Wing Commander
6. Group Captain
5. Air Commodore
4. Air Vice-Marshal
3. Air Marshal
2. Air Chief Marshal
1. Marshal of the Air Force

Q. Local government areas of Nigeria

Ans. There are 774 local government areas (LGAs) in Nigeria. Below is the
list of the local governments and their states.

CATEGORY: history

Q. Nigeria's History & Major Events

Ans.
8000 B.C. – Creation of oldest currently known artifacts and stone shelters.
Igboland mostly occupied by foragers, including Bantu ancestors.
3000–500 B.C. – Development of agriculture (probably including yam
cultivation) and animal husbandry.

500 B.C. – A.D. 200 – Nok culture flourishes in Northern Nigeria.

400–100 B.C. – Ironworking develops around Opi, Nsukka

770 A.D. – Early Ijaw settlement.

produces copious artifacts including bronzes. Yoruba civilization already
well established, based on thirteen farming villages centered at Ilé-Ifẹ .̀

900 – The reign of the Kingdom of Nri began. 1100 –

The Islamic state of Borno was established. 1200 –

Ilé-Ifẹ̀ becomes Yoruba metropolis.

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1255 – Oba Ewedo comes to power in Benin Empire.

1450 – Beginning of European contact on the Atlantic coast.[1]

1500 – The nominally Muslim Hausa Kingdoms were established in Northern

Nigeria.

1851 (December 26-27): Royal Navy warship bombards Lagos. Oba of Lagos
(Oba Kosoko) is wounded and flees to Epe. On board the ship was Lt. Labulo
Davies, probably the first Nigerian to be commisioned in a naval force.

1862 (January 1): Lagos Island is annexed as a colony of Britain

1862 (January 22): Mr H.S Freeman is appointed as the first Governor of Lagos
Colony.

1877: George Taubman Goldie arrived in the Niger Delta in 1877

1885: Oil Rivers Protectorate proclaimed by the British after they had defeated of
King Jaja of Opobo, the Oba of Benin and subdued
1892 (19 May): At the Battle of the (sacred) Yemoja River the British
wreaks havoc amongst the Ijebu infantry with a British Maxim (capable
of firing 2000 rounds in three minutes).

1893: Oil Rivers Protectorate renamed Niger Coast Protectorate with its
capital at Calabar.

1890’s: British Journalist Flora Shaw, later wife of Lord Frederick Lugard,
suggests the name “Nigeria” after the great Niger River.

1897: The British overthrow Oba Ovonramwen of Benin. One of the last
independent West African kings.

1900: Niger Coast Protectorate was merged with the colony and protectorate
of Lagos and renamed Protectorate of Southern Nigeria

1914: Formation of Nigeria under Governor Frederick Lugard

1929 (October): (Aba Women’s Riot). Women in Aba demonstrate against high

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taxes and low prices of Nigerian exports.

1954: The position of Governor was created in each region after the Federal
System of Government is adopted.

1958: Nigerian Armed Forces came under Federal control. The Nigerian Navy is
created.

1959: The new Nigerian currency is introduced

Congress(NDC) go into alliance to contest parliamentary elections. The alliance

earned the Brass Division a seat in the Federal Parliament for the first time.

1960(July): Sir Adesoji Aderemi becomes 1st Nigerian and 1st African to be
appointed Governor in the Commonwealth. He became Governor before
Nigeria got independence.

1960 (October 1): Nigeria’s Independence Day: Nnamdi Azikiwe (“Zik”)

becomes 1st indigenous Governor General. At independence, the Nigerian
government consisted of three ethnic states united in a federation. Each state
was controlled by a single dominant ethnic-based party.

1962-63 – Controversial census fuels regional and ethnic tensions.

1966 January – Mr Balewa killed in coup. Maj-Gen Johnson Aguiyi-

Ironsi forms military government.

1966 July – General Ironsi killed in counter-coup, replaced by

Lieutenant-Colonel Yakubu Gowon.

1967 – Three eastern states secede as the Republic of Biafra, sparking bloody
civil war.

1970 – Biafran leaders surrender.

1975 – General Gowon overthrown by Brigadier Murtala Ramat Mohammed,

who begins process of moving federal capital to Abuja.
1976 – hGttpesn:/e/prraoljeMctso.nhg ammed assassinated in failed0c8o15u7p16a5t6t0e3mpt.
Replaced by his deputy, Lt-Gene Olusegun Obasanjo.

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1979 – Elections bring Alhaji Shehu Shagari to power.

1983 January – The government expels more than one million foreigners,
mostly Ghanaians, saying they had overstayed their visas and were taking
jobs from Nigerians.

1983 August-September – President Shagari re-elected amid accusations of

irregularities.

1983 December – Maj-Gen Muhammad Buhari seizes power in bloodless coup.

1985 – Ibrahim Babangida seizes power in bloodless coup, curtails political

activity.

1993 June – Military annuls elections when preliminary results show victory
by Chief Moshood Abiola.

1993 August – Power transferred to Interim National Government.

1993 November – Gen Sani Abacha seizes power, suppresses opposition.

1994 – Moshood Abiola arrested after proclaiming himself

president.

1995 – Ken Saro-Wiwa, writer and campaigner against oil industry damage to his
Ogoni homeland, is executed following a hasty trial.
1998 – hGttpesn://SpraonjeictAs.nbgacha dies and is succeeded by08M15a7j1-6G56e0n3
Abdulsalami Abubakar. Moshood Abiola dies in custody a month later.

1999 – Parliamentary and presidential elections. Olusegun

Obasanjo sworn in as president.

2000 – Adoption of Islamic Sharia law by several northern states in the face
of opposition from Christians. Tension over the issue results in hundreds of
deaths in clashes between Christians and Muslims.

2001 – Tribal war in Benue State, in eastern-central Nigeria, displaces

thousands of people. Troops sent to quash the fighting kill more than 200

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unarmed civilians, apparently in retaliation for the abduction and murder of
19 soldiers.

2002 February – Some 100 people are killed in Lagos in clashes between
Hausas from mainly-Islamic north and Yorubas from predominantly-
Christian southwest.

2002 November – More than 200 people die in four days of rioting stoked by
Muslim fury over the planned Miss World beauty pageant in Kaduna in
December. The event is relocated to Britain.

2003 12 April – First legislative elections since end of military rule in 1999.
Polling marked by delays, allegations of ballot-rigging.
President Obasanjo’s People’s Democratic Party wins
parliamentary majority.

2003 19 April – First civilian-run presidential elections since end of military rule.
Olusegun Obasanjo elected for second term with observers cite “serious
irregularities”.

2003 September – Nigeria’s first satellite, NigeriaSat-1, launched by Russian

rocket.

2004 May – State of emergency is declared in the central Plateau State after
more than 200 Muslims are killed in Yelwa in attacks by Christian militia;
revenge attacks are launched by Muslim youths in Kano.

2004 August-September – Deadly clashes between gangs in oil city of Port

Harcourt prompts strong crackdown by troops. Rights group Amnesty
International cites death toll of 500, authorities say about 20 died.

2006 January onwards – Militants in the Niger Delta attack pipelines and
other oil facilities and kidnap foreign oil workers. The rebels demand more
control over the region’s oil wealth.

2006 February – More than 100 people are killed when religious violence flares in
mainly-Muslim towns in the north and in the southern city of Onitsha.

2006 April – Helped by record oil prices, Nigeria becomes the first African
nation to pay off its debt to the Paris Club of rich lenders, which had written off

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two-thirds of the $30bn debt the previous year

2006 August – Nigeria agrees to cede sovereignty over the disputed Bakassi
peninsula to neighbouring Cameroon under the takes place in 2008.

2007 April – Umaru Yar’Adua of the ruling People’s Democratic Party wins the
presidential election.

2008 September – Militants in the Niger Delta step up their attacks on oil
installations, in response to what they describe as unprovoked attacks by the
military on their bases.

2009 July – Hundreds die in northeastern Nigeria after the Boko Haram
Islamist movement launches a campaign of violence in a bid to have Sharia
law imposed on the entire country. Security forces storm Boko Haram’s
stronghold and kill the movement’s leader.

Government frees the leader of the Niger Delta militant group Mend, Henry
Okah, after he accepts an amnesty offer.

2010 May – President Umaru Yar’Adua dies after a long illness. Vice-
President Goodluck Jonathan, already acting in Yar’Adua’s stead, succeeds
him.

2010 December – Christmas Eve bomb attacks near central city of Jos kill at least
80 people. Attacks claimed by Islamist sect Boko Haram spark clashes between
Christians and Muslims. Some 200 killed in reprisal attacks.

2011 March – Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan wins presidential elections.

kills 23 people. Boko Haram claims responsibility.

2011 December – Christmas Day bomb attacks by Boko Haram on churches kill
about 40 people. President Jonathan declares state of emergency to contain
violence by Boko Haram.

2012 January – More than 100 killed in single day of co-ordinated bombings and
shootings in Kano, shortly after Boko Haram tells Christians to quit the north.

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2013 May – Government declares state of emergency in three northern states
of Yobe, Borno and Adamawa and sends in troops to combat Boko Haram.

2013 September – Boko Haram murder more than 150 people in roadside
attacks in the northeast. Separately, security forces fight Boko Haram
insurgents in the capital Abuja.

2014 April – Boko Haram kidnaps more than 200 girls from a boarding school in
northern town of Chibok, in an incident that draws major national and
international outrage.

2014 November – Boko Haram launches a series of attacks in northeastern

Nigeria, capturing several towns near Lake Chad and running raids into
neighbouring Chad and Cameroon in early 2015. It switches allegiance from al-
Qaeda to the Islamic State group.

2015 February-March – Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger form military

coalition and push Boko Haram out of all towns back into Sambisa Forest.
2015 Mhattrpcsh://p–roMjecutsh.nagmmadu Buhari wins the presi0d8e1n57ti1a6l56e0l3ection,
becoming the first opposition candidate to do so in Nigeria’s history.

2016 June – Naira currency floated in attempt to stave off financial crisis caused
by low oil prices.

2016 November – Niger Delta Avengers rebels bomb three oil pipelines in
attempt to renew southern insurgency.

2017 January – Scores die as Nigerian air force accidentally bombs refugee
camp rather than Boko Haram redoubt in Rann on Cameroon border.

2017 May – More than 80 of the schoolgirls who were kidnapped in Chibok
are freed in a prisoner swap with the Islamist group Boko Haram.

2017 January – Big stay-at-home protest in favour of independence for the

south-east marks 50 years since the independent republic of Biafra was declared,
sparking a devastating civil war.

2017 September – Human Rights Watch alleges that Cameroon has forcibly

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returned 100,000 Nigerian refugees, charges it denies.

2017 December – Clashes between herders in Benue and Taraba states prompt
thousands to flee.

2018 February – More than 100 girls feared abducted by Boko Haram in Yobe
state.

CATEGORY: people and culture

Q. Major Nigerian Ethnic Culture

Ans.
There are about 371 (or more) tribes in Nigeria Here are some of the
largest tribes
Efik-Ibibio
The Efik-Ibibio is located at the coastal southeastern Nigeria. Efik- Ibibio
language is spoken in Akwa Ibom State and Cross River State. It has various
dialects such as the Annang dialect, Oron dialect, and many others.
The Efik-Ibibio people are blessed with various edible vegetables. Their food is
popular throughout the entire Nigeria including the popular Afañg soup, Edikang
Ikong soup, pepper soup, Ukwoho, Atama,Eritañ, jeloff-rice, etc.

Igbos
Third largest ethnic group Igboland is the home of the Igbo people and it covers
most of Southeast Nigeria. This area is divided by the Niger River into two
unequal sections – the eastern region (which is the largest) and the midwestern
region. The river, however, has claim different origins.

The Igbos, who are mostly Christians. Their traditional religion is known as
Odinani. Socially they are led by monarchs known as Eze Igwes.

Hausa/Fulani

Largest ethnic group The Hausa and Fulani are two ethnic groups which were
formerly distinct but are now intermixed to the extent of being regarded as one
inseparable ethnic nation.

Although found throughout the grassland belt of West Africa, the bulk of the

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Hausa/Fulani population is concentrated in Northern Nigeria especially in
and around the centres of Sokoto, Kano and Katsina which were important
market centres on the southern section of the trans-Saharan caravan trade
routes in the past.

Being the largest ethnic group in Nigeria, Hausa have always been some of the
main players in Nigerian politics since Nigeria was granted independence from
Britain in 1960.

Yoruba

Second ethnic group Yoruba people live mostly in Southwest Nigeria. They
have developed a variety of different artistic forms including pottery, weaving,
beadwork, metalwork, and mask making. Most artwork is made to honour the
gods and ancestors and since there are more than 401 known gods to the
Yoruba there is much sculpture and artwork made. Yorubas are identified and
Christians or Muslims although a lot of Yoruba still uphold traditional aspects
of their ancestors religious practices and beliefs. This ethnic group upholds
many cultural traditions, including music and culture festivals, traditional
Yoruba art, and conventional architecture. The Yoruba culture has historically
relied on large populations in a centralized location and an Oba (King).

Ijaw

The Ijaw live in the Niger River Delta area of Nigeria and constitute around
10% of the population of the country. The Ijaw have historically had tensions
with the rest of the Nigerian population. The lands in which the Ijaw inhabit
are extremely oil- rich.

Kanuri

The Kanuri people are found in northeastern Nigeria. Their population is

believed to be around 4% of Nigeria (approximately 4,000,000). The regions in
which Kanuri live are largely impractical for outsiders to reach. Kanuri people
are predominately Sunni Muslims.

Fulani

Since the Fulani War (1804-1808), the Fulani people have been intertwined with
the Hausa of Nigeria. This is largely due to intermarriage and Fulani living among

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the Hausa population. Fulani and Hausa together make up approximately 29% of
the population of Nigeria.

Ibibio
The Ibibio, mostly found in southeastern Nigeria, have a rich oral history passed
down through generations. These people have lived in this part of Nigeria for
several hundred years. This ethnic group numbers approximately 4.5 million
which is equivalent to 3.5% of the population of Nigeria.

Ibibio people in the region also inquired (with the British Crown) to become
their own sovereign nation within Nigeria (pre- independence). Today, Ibibio
predominantly identify themselves as Christian. Ibibio has an amazing artistic
culture, most known for creating intricate wooden masks and carvings.

Tiv

The ethnic group known as Tiv are well known for their agricultural produce
and the trading of this produce. This is one of the only sources of income for
the group. The Tiv people all trace their ancestry back to an ancient individual
also named Tiv, who had two sons. Some Tiv people identify as Christians,
even less as Muslim.

The traditional religion of Tiv, based on manipulations of forces by humans who

have been entrusted by a creator God, remains strong within the Tiv populace.
Tiv only make up 3.5% of the Nigerian population, making them one of the
smaller ethnic groups within the country.

CATEGORY: world
Q. Non-members of United Nations

Ans. Three countries are not members of the United Nations (UN), namely:
Kosovo, Palestine, and Vatican City.

CATEGORY: world
Q. OPEC Members

Ans. These countries are members of OPEC: Algeria, Angola,

Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Iran,
Iraq,

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Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Republic of the
Congo, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates,

CATEGORY: world

Q. Continents in the world

world is:
1. Africa.
2. Europe
3. Asia
4. North America
5. South America
6. Australia (or Oceania)
7. Antarctica
CATEGORY: world

Q. Largest oceans in the worls

Ans.
5 Largest Oceans in the world
1. Pacific Ocean: Known as the largest ocean on Earth, the Pacific Ocean
covers more than one-third of the Earth's surface and nearly half of Earth's water
surface. ...
2. Atlantic Ocean
3. Indian Ocean
4. Southern Ocean
5. Arctic Ocean

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